Trapped teenage hikers are rescued; one is hurt
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Two teenagers trapped on a jagged rock outcropping off a Palm Desert hiking trail were rescued by firefighters and a helicopter, authorities said Saturday.
Rescuers started searching in the cold and dark for the pair about 5:30 p.m. Friday. A helicopter was called out to extract one of the teenagers, who had broken an ankle after falling. The injured teenager was transported to a local hospital, and the second was not hurt, Riverside County Fire Department officials said.
The pair had wandered off the Bump-n-Grind Trail and had apparently become lost but were able to contact authorities using a cellphone. Overnight temperatures dipped below freezing.
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